Publications

The research record.

Peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers and presentations on wave energy, coastal engineering and experimental methods.

Peer-reviewed journal articles

2026
Renewable Energy Journal article
Uncertainty analysis of oscillating water column experiments under regular and random wave conditions
Y.R. Almalki, I. Karmpadakis
Volume 271 · Article 126002
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2026.126002 ↗
2026
Applied Ocean Research Journal article
Effects of OWC geometry on total energy efficiency and turbulent dissipation
Y.R. Almalki, I. Karmpadakis
Volume 170 · Article 105026
DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2026.105026 ↗
2025
Applied Ocean Research Journal article
Power output estimation for oscillating water columns: An assessment of experimental methods
Y.R. Almalki, R. Cao, I. Karmpadakis
Volume 165 · Article 104806
DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2025.104806 ↗
2025
Renewable Energy Journal article
Experimental investigation of pile-supported Oscillating Water Column devices
Y.R. Almalki, C. Swan, I. Karmpadakis
Volume 248 · Article 122973
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2025.122973 ↗
2018
International Journal of Advances in Mechanical and Civil Engineering Journal article
Implication of General Regression Neural Network (GRNN) for Wave Overtopping Prediction of Vertical Sea Defences
Y.R. Almalki
Volume 5 (Issue 6) · Pages 11–16
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Conference proceedings

2023
Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference Conference paper
Experimental investigation on the hydrodynamic performance of a pile-supported OWC-type breakwater
Y.R. Almalki, I. Karmpadakis, C. Swan
Volume 15
DOI: 10.36688/ewtec-2023-549 ↗

Conference abstracts and presentations

2026
SusTAIN 2026 Conference presentation
Screening Saudi Ports for OWC Wave Energy Integration
Y.R. Almalki
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
2025
3rd International Conference on Design and Management of Port, Coastal and Offshore Works (DMPCO 2025) Conference presentation
Statistics of OWC Power Output in Real Seas
Y.R. Almalki, I. Karmpadakis
Patras, Greece
2024
Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC 2024) Conference presentation
Effects of OWC Geometry on Total Energy Efficiency and Turbulent Dissipation
Y.R. Almalki, I. Karmpadakis
Busan, South Korea
2023
UK Coastal Research Conference 2023 Conference poster
Shore-Protection and Wave Energy Generation Functionality in Pile-Supported OWC-Type Breakwaters: An Experimental Study
Y.R. Almalki, C. Swan, I. Karmpadakis
Plymouth, United Kingdom
2022
UK Fluids Conference 2022, University of Sheffield Conference presentation
Experimental Investigation of an Integrated Oscillating Water Column (OWC) within Fixed and Heaving Breakwaters
Y.R. Almalki, C. Swan, I. Karmpadakis
Sheffield, United Kingdom